churchgoer

[ church-goh-er ]

/ ˈtʃɜrtʃˌgoʊ ər /

a person who goes to church, especially habitually.

Chiefly British. a member of the Established Church, in contrast to a Nonconformist.

Origin of churchgoer

First recorded in 1600–90; church + go¹ + -er¹

church·go·ing, noun non·church·go·er, noun non·church·go·ing, adjective

For a while, she fell into a depression and abandoned the churchgoing Methodist tradition in which she was reared.

Joy Reid, MSNBC Anchor, on the Racism of the Tea Party, Family Dramas, and Why She Loves Boxing |Lloyd Grove |March 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The customary expedient of provincial girls and men in such circumstances is churchgoing.

Return of the Native |Thomas Hardy
The amiable oddity of the lay reader's demeanour as priest had added a zest to churchgoing.

Where the Blue Begins |Christopher Morley
Churchgoing was regarded as something that ought to be a national institution, and as such should be kept up.

The Passion for Life |Joseph Hocking

Churchgoing, in one sense, the sense in which William Saint regarded it, touched his humour.

The Soul of Susan Yellam |Horace Annesley Vachell
At this point in the nineteenth century the sermon was the sole reason for churchgoing amongst a vast body of religious people.

A Changed Man and Other Tales |Thomas Hardy

churchgoer

/ (ˈtʃɜːtʃˌɡəʊə) /

a person who attends church regularly

an adherent of an established Church in contrast to a Nonconformist

churchgoing, noun, adjective